three-thousander

noun

Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) but less than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) above sea level.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounthree-thousander (plural three-thousanders)

plural three-thousanders

  1. Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) but less than 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) above sea level.

    The Brennkogel is the quickest ski tour three-thousander in the Glockner group to reach, with just 700 metres separating the proud summit from the starting point on the Glocknerstraße.

    2023 March 5, Manfred Karl, “Brennkogel (3018 m) - a fast spring three-thousander”, in Outdooractive

Origin

From three thousand + -er.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

three-thousander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-thousander

MLA

“three-thousander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-thousander. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-thousander,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-thousander.

Source: three-thousander on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.